Profile: French scientist Didier Raoult banned from practising medicine The self-declared 'maverick' microbiologist who promoted a discredited Covid drug, faces a two-year professional suspension
Michel Drucker: Veteran TV host who has dominated French screens for decades TV's 'Mr Nice Guy''s illustrious career spans 60 years and that calamitous 1986 interview with Whitney Houston and Serge Gainsbourg鈥�
Yves Saint Laurent: the French designer who changed the fashion industry From smoking jackets to safari-style trouser suits, fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent blurred gender boundaries with his flattering, fabulous pr锚t-a-porter collections for women
news Profile: Mazarine Pingeot, Mitterrand's love child - and where is she now? To avoid a national scandal, the identity of former French president Fran莽ois Mitterrand鈥檚 illegitimate child was a state secret until 1994 鈥� and she was never publicly acknowledged by her father
Profile: R茅mi Gaillard, master prankster and the French 'Dom Joly' The internet trickster has had French audiences howling with laughter for more than two decades
Right-wing TV news channel CNews becomes most popular in France Audience figures for CNews - the French version of Fox News in the US and the UK鈥檚 GB News - beat mainstream rivals over monthly period for the first time
Charles Aznavour: Grit and self-belief made the 鈥楩rench Frank Sinatra鈥� How the diminutive French singer went from poverty to stratospheric fame across the globe
Barbara: The elfin singer, actress and French national treasure An abuse survivor who forged a successful showbiz career despite remaining virtually unknown outside France
Alain Delon: French cinema legend dogged by scandal and family feud We look back at the 88-year-old film star鈥檚 colourful life, on and off screen
US president Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 French wine tour has lasting legacy The third President of the United States wanted an American wine industry to compete with the 鈥榙ebauchery鈥� of whisky
Hacker, peep shows, jail: the story of a French tech billionaire Artificial intelligence is the next realm to be conquered in legendary tycoon Xavier Niel鈥檚 colourful career
The French couple who loved, lived and died studying volcanoes When scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft died on an erupting volcano they left a legacy of research that saves lives today
Marguerite Durand: the force of France鈥檚 first feminist journalist The 19th-century former actress founded a daily newspaper written and produced entirely by women
Mimie Mathy: French TV star who turned disability into a driving force She may be virtually unknown outside of France but outspoken Mimie continues to be one of the country鈥檚 best-loved actresses
Simone Veil: a force for good, for women, for France, for all We reveal how this formidable woman used her political career to fight for the underdog
Jules Verne: the hidden story of France鈥檚 first science fiction writer Family turmoil, ill health and hurtful rejection by literary peers plagued a life that was still full of travel and adventure
Meet Eug茅nie Brazier - France鈥檚 first six Michelin star chef From working on the family farm, 鈥楳猫re Brazier鈥� went on to make simple, Lyonnais cooking world class. We discover her life, recipes and legacy
Ken Follett: I love France but I couldn鈥檛 be an expat there The multiple best-selling author tried living in France after his first big success but left after three years as he missed the 鈥渁ll the sort of pleasures of life in London鈥�. Yet, there was a more fundamental reason
Sex, lies and spies: the mystery of Marthe Richard Samantha David examines the rollercoaster life of the woman born Marthe Betenfeld, who rose from humble Lorraine beginnings via life as a Paris prostitute, to become a pilot, spy, politician and, eventually, law-changer
Marie Curie, the life-saver driven by discovery Samantha David assesses the extraordinary working life and legacy of the Polish-born, French naturalised scientist
Meet Cora Millet-Robinet, France's Mrs Beeton Tom Jaine assesses the impact and legacy of France鈥檚 original domestic goddess
Profile: Simone Veil Auschwitz survivor, human rights champion, key European politician and Acad茅mie Fran莽aise immortelle
